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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.10.18-19

भल्लै: सञ्छिद्यमानानां शिरोभिश्चारुकुण्डलै: । ऊरुभिर्हेमतालाभैर्दोर्भिर्वलयवल्गुभि: ॥ १८ ॥ हारकेयूरमुकुटैरुष्णीषैश्च महाधनै: । आस्तृतास्ता रणभुवो रेजुर्वीरमनोहरा: ॥ १९ ॥
bhallaiḥ sañchidyamānānāṁ
[bhallaih sanchidyamaanaanaam]
śirobhiś cāru-kuṇḍalaiḥ
[shirobhish chaaru-kundalaih]
ūrubhir hema-tālābhair
[oorubhir hema-taalaabhair]
dorbhir valaya-valgubhiḥ
[dorbhir valaya-valgubhih]
hāra-keyūra-mukuṭair
[haara-keyoora-mukutair]
uṣṇīṣaiś ca mahā-dhanaiḥ
[ushneeshaish cha mahaa-dhanaih]
āstṛtās tā raṇa-bhuvo
[aastritaas taa rana-bhuvo]
rejur vīra-mano-harāḥ
[rejur veera-mano-haraah]
Word-for-word
bhallaiḥ — by his arrows sañchidyamānānām — of the Yakṣas who were cut to pieces śirobhiḥ — with heads cāru — beautiful kuṇḍalaiḥ — with earrings ūrubhiḥ — with thighs hema-tālābhaiḥ — like golden palm trees dorbhiḥ — with arms valaya-valgubhiḥ — with beautiful bracelets hāra — with garlands keyūra — armlets mukuṭaiḥ — and helmets uṣṇīṣaiḥ — with turbans ca — also mahā-dhanaiḥ — very valuable āstṛtāḥ — covered tāḥ — those raṇa-bhuvaḥ — battlefield rejuḥ — began to glimmer vīra — of the heroes manaḥ-harāḥ — bewildering the minds.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
bhallaiḥ sañchidyamānānāṁ
bhallaiḥ
by his arrows
sañchidyamānānām
of the Yakṣas who were cut to pieces
śirobhiś cāru-kuṇḍalaiḥ
śirobhiḥ
with heads
cāru
beautiful
kuṇḍalaiḥ
with earrings
ūrubhir hema-tālābhair
ūrubhiḥ
with thighs
hema-tālābhaiḥ
like golden palm trees
dorbhir valaya-valgubhiḥ
dorbhiḥ
with arms
valaya-valgubhiḥ
with beautiful bracelets
hāra-keyūra-mukuṭair
hāra
with garlands
keyūra
armlets
mukuṭaiḥ
and helmets
uṣṇīṣaiś ca mahā-dhanaiḥ
uṣṇīṣaiḥ
with turbans
ca
also
mahā-dhanaiḥ
very valuable
āstṛtās tā raṇa-bhuvo
āstṛtāḥ
covered
tāḥ
those
raṇa-bhuvaḥ
battlefield
rejur vīra-mano-harāḥ
rejuḥ
began to glimmer
vīra
of the heroes
manaḥ-harāḥ
bewildering the minds.
The great sage Maitreya continued: My dear Vidura, the heads of those who were cut to pieces by the arrows of Dhruva Mahārāja were decorated very beautifully with earrings and turbans. The legs of their bodies were as beautiful as golden palm trees, their arms were decorated with golden bracelets and armlets, and on their heads there were very valuable helmets bedecked with gold. All these ornaments lying on that battlefield were very attractive and could bewilder the mind of a hero.
Purport

It appears that in those days soldiers used to go to the battlefield highly decorated with golden ornaments and with helmets and turbans, and when they were dead the booty was taken by the enemy party. Their falling dead in battle with their many golden ornamental dresses was certainly a lucrative opportunity for the heroes on the battlefield.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The battlefields, attractive to minds of heroes, were covered with Yakṣas’ heads severed by his arrows, as well as with beautiful earrings, with thighs like golden palm trees, with arms, armbands, crowns, necklaces and bracelets and valuable turbans. Āstṛtā means “covered.”
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Personal Guidance
Severed heads lie decorated with earrings, helmets and gold; gold-banded arms fall too. Worldly opulence does not survive the moment of confrontation with dharma; all ornaments end up in the dust.
Reflection Questions
  • Which 'gold-banded arm' am I overvaluing in my self-image?
  • Where would I be lighter if I let some material ornament fall already?
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